Invokes the specified 
static (
Shared in Visual Basic) method for execution on the server.
            
            
            
Syntax
            Parameters
- serverMethod
 
- Method to be invoked
 - args
 
- Arguments to be passed to method
 
            
             
            
Exceptions
            
            
            
            
Example
| C# |  Copy Code | 
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// Sample showing invocation of server method
EntityManager mgr = new DomainModelEntityManager();
int orderId = 10250;
bool mailSent = (bool) mgr.InvokeServerMethod(Order.EmailOrderInfo, orderId);
// sample method defined in Order class
public class Order {
//...
  // ServerMethodDelegate method, called from client
  [AllowRpc]
  public static Object EmailOrderInfo(IPrincipal pPrincipal, EntityManager pPm, params Object[] pArgs) {
    int orderId = Convert.ToInt32(pArgs[0]);
    // build and send an email message 
    string from = "sales@mycompany.com";
    string to = "customer@yourcompany.com";
    System.Net.Mail.MailMessage msg = new System.Net.Mail.MailMessage(from, to);
    msg.Subject = "Order Information";
    msg.Body = string.Format("Order id = {0} has been shipped", orderId);
    System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient mailClient = new System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient("localhost");
    try {
      mailClient.Send(msg);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      TraceFns.WriteLine(e.Message);
      return false;
    }
    return true;
 }
} | 
 
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' Sample showing invocation of server method
Dim mgr As EntityManager As New DomainModelEntityManager()
Dim orderId As Integer = 10250
Dim mailSent As Boolean = CBool(mgr.InvokeServerMethod(Order.EmailOrderInfo, orderId))
' sample method defined in Order class
Public Class Order 
'...
  Public Shared<AllowRpc()>  _
  Function EmailOrderInfo(pPrincipal As IPrincipal, pManager As EntityManager, ParamArray pArgs() As [Object]) As [Object]
    Dim orderId As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(pArgs(0))
   
    ' build and send an email message 
    Dim from As String = "sales@mycompany.com"
    Dim [to] As String = "customer@yourcompany.com"
    Dim msg As New System.Net.Mail.MailMessage(from, [to])
   
    msg.Subject = "Order Information"
    msg.Body = String.Format("Order id = {0} has been shipped", orderId)
   
    Dim client As New System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient("localhost")
    Try
      client.Send(msg)
    Catch e As Exception
      TraceFns.WriteLine(e.Message)
      Return False
   End Try
   Return True
 End Function 
End Class | 
 
 
            
            Remarks
            
Requirements
Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family
 
            
            
See Also